Brazilian association football club based in Goiânia, Goiás, BrazilSoccer club
Vila Nova Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Vila Nova, is 💷 a Brazilian professional club based in Goiânia, Goiás founded on 29 July 1943.
It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, 💷 the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Goiano, the top flight of the Goiás state 💷 football league.
History [ edit ]
In 1943 the club was founded as Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
Three years later, in 1946, the 💷 club changed its name to Operário.
In 1949 the club changed its name to Araguaia, then in 1950 it was renamed 💷 to Fênix Futebol Clube and in 1955 the club changed its name to its current name, Vila Nova Futebol Clube.
In 💷 1961 Vila Nova won their first state championship.
In 1977 the team debuted in Campeonato Brasileiro and finished in 55th place.
From 💷 1977 to 1980, Vila Nova was state champion in four successive seasons.
In 1996 the club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Third 💷 Division without losing a single match.
In 1999, Vila Nova competed for the first time in an international competition, the Copa 💷 CONMEBOL but was eliminated in the first round, becoming the first Goiás state team to play in an international competition.
In 💷 2000, the club won the Campeonato Goiano Second Division after being excluded from the league as a result of forfeiting 💷 the final match,[1][2] and in 2001 and 2005, the club won the Campeonato Goiano.
In 2006, it was relegated to the 💷 Série C, returning to the Série B in the following year.
In 2011, the team was relegated again to the Série 💷 C, being promoted to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B in 2013.
However, in 2014, it was relegated in the state championship.
Stadium 💷 [ edit ]
Home stadiums are the Onésio Brasileiro Alvarenga stadium (capacity 11,788) and Serra Dourada stadium (capacity 54,048).
Players [ edit 💷 ]
Current squad [ edit ]As of 26 July 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules.
Players may 💷 hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ edit ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility 💷 rules.
Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Supporters [ edit ]
Like all Brazilian football teams, Vila Nova has their own 💷 group of die-hard fans who call themselves 'TEV' – Torcida Esquadrão Vilanovense (usually referring to themselves as simply 'Esquadrão').
Many members 💷 of TEV come from an area of Goiánia called Zona Leste which is notorious for its crime rate.
A popular song 💷 sung by TEV at Vila games is:
Vila, Vila, Vila minha vida, Vila, Vila minha história, Vila, Vila meu amor!English translation
Vila, 💷 Vila, Vila my life, Vila, Vila my history, Vila, Vila my love!Rivals [ edit ]
Vila Nova's greatest rival is Goiás, 💷 with whom there is constant argument about which club has the largest fanbase.
A common view is the claim that Vila 💷 Nova has the largest fanbase in Goiânia, and Goiás has the largest fanbase in Goiás state.
Some Goiás supporters claim their 💷 club has also the biggest number of fans in Goiânia.
Either way Vila Nova has an estimated fanbase of about 35,000, 💷 which is pretty big for a Brazilian second tier club.
In the 2011 Série B season, Vila Nova will play Goiás 💷 (after Goias were relegated from Série A in 2010) for the first time in the Série B since 1998.
They also 💷 encounter each other every year during the Campeonato Goiano (state championship).
During a game on May 1, 2011 at the Serra 💷 Dourada, both teams were involved in a mass brawl on and off the pitch after the Campeonato Goiano semifinal.
Honours [ 💷 edit ]National [ edit ]
Winners (3): 1996, 2015, 2020State [ edit ]
Winners (15): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 💷 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005
Winners (3): 1969, 1971, 1976
Winners (2): 2000, 2015
